Healthcare

UHC LGBTQ+ Medical

For those experiencing gender dysphoria, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) provides its members with
benefit options and a dedicated Personal Support Advisor for Gender Dysphoria at 1-800-326-9166.

Kaiser LGBTQ+ Health

Kaiser understands the unique health care challenges members of the LGBTQ+ community face
and is committed to providing quality care with respect, dignity, and cultural humility. Please contact Kaiser at 1-800-464-4000.

Family Planning

Adoption/Surrogacy Assistance

The U.S. Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance Program helps to cover expenses associated with adopting a child eighteen years or younger or when using a surrogate to assist in carrying and giving birth to your child.

Kaiser Fertility & Family Planning

This medical plan offers fertility services and related treatments to members at 50% coinsurance per visit.

Progyny Fertility and Family Building Benefits

VMware understands the importance of starting a family. If you are enrolled in the United Healthcare HSA PPO or United Healthcare Traditional PPO plans, you are eligible to use the fertility/infertility and family planning benefits offered by Progyny.

Maven: 24/7 Support for Family Planning and Fertility

Maven provides on-demand virtual care for all VMware employees and their partners at no cost. (link to Maven’s presence within ‘Family Planning’)

Work/Life

ARAG Legal Plan

This insurance plan helps you and your family members pay for routine legal matters, such as adopting a child, guardianships, name changes, prenuptial agreements, and more.

Legal Service additions planned for 2021

Employee Voluntary paid benefit – elections must be made during each Open Enrollment or Qualified Life event change.

Diversity and Inclusion Benefits

Domestic Partnership Agreements:

• Funeral Directive – legally document your partner’s rights to to make decisions regarding funeral arrangements.
• Gender identifier Change – legal services for a member to change their gender identity on government-issued documents
• Hospital Visitation Authorization – legal services for preparation of a hospital visit authorization
• Post-nuptial agreements – legal services to prepare a post- nuptial agreement

Bereavement

By embracing an inclusive definition of family, we’re able to offer employees a more comprehensive Global Bereavement Policy. This includes up to 20 paid days of time off to grieve the loss of anyone you love, as well as two paid days of time off to grieve for your family pet.

Lyra: Coaching, Therapy, and Work Life Services

Lyra is available at no charge and connects employees and their dependents to mental and emotional healthcare that is confidential, effective, convenient, and personalized. Lyra can help with stress, anxiety, depression, communication issues, sleep disorders, and other common issues that can be addressed through services such as therapy, coaching, medication management, or mental wellness tools.

Leaves of Absence

VMware recognizes the occasional need to take leave for longer periods of time in order to attend to medical, family and other personal issues.

Networking Opportunities

PRIDE@VMware

This employee-driven group helps create a safe and inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ and advocates for equal rights and respect for all VMware employees. [VMware network access required]

VMinclusion

A business-led initiative focusing on creating an inclusive culture at VMware and increasing the representation of women and other underrepresented groups throughout our workforce. [VMware network access required]